I could really use some help choosing a name for my baby boy! When I was pregnant with my son Soren, I just immediately LOVED his name! I haven't felt that way about anything this time around.... It seems that there are a lot of names that I LIKE, but nothing that just hits me, and I really want to feel in LOVE with the name! Maybe I just need to live with a few names in my head for a while in order to be convinced?!

I would appreciate any input, ideas, suggestions, and feedback from you berries :)

Do you or your DH have Scandinavian roots? If not, maybe it would be a good idea to choose a name that is not so obviously Northern European... or maybe you like that as a theme? I first thought of Hugo for you... Soren & Hugo would make a cute pair. Soren & Gus sound like they go together, but Dash & Soren sound like they were named by two different people... though I like the name, it just doesn't seem to go with Soren.

But Ansel is my absolute fave. We would have named a babe that if we ever had a boy.

May 15th, 2013, 03:27 PM

oneluckymama

Thanks for all of the great feedback!

teacherma - I feel the exact same way about Stellan. I really like the name but wonder if it's too similar for brothers. Anyone else have thoughts on this? I thought of Kellan but it doesn't have the same appeal to me as Stellan. Maybe I just have a thing for those Scandinavian names... I like that they are not common. (btw - are you a teacher? I am, and I have trouble with common names as a result, too many connections to former students!)

mischa - Oscar is a great name! Is it getting popular? Would you/could you spell it Oskar to keep with the Scandinavian feel of Soren?
I really like Jasper, and considered it last time around. I wonder how it pairs with Soren? It doesn't evoke the same feelings/images to me. I had always kind of thought of Jasper as being more old fashioned Americana (hipster) but maybe I'm totally missing it!

lilysong - I'm not Scandivnavian at all! I had the same thoughts/concerns about Dashiell. I like the name a lot on it's own but wonder about the paring with Soren. (btw - I'm a SMBC so it's all me doing the naming!)

lolo-dink - Ansel is a great name and it will remain on my short list! A name that I might need to sit with for a while and see if it starts to outweigh the others.

I periodically call down my hallway "Soren, Dash, time for dinner" or "Soren, August, time for sinner" just to try the names out loud! My son Soren (age 4) has great fun with this and is very encouraging! He prefers the name Amos which I really do like but just can't get past the rhyme with Anus... I teach high school, I hear a lot of name teasing...

May 15th, 2013, 04:13 PM

mischa

Oscar was No# 177 last year in the US (that's only 2,186 boys) so unless you have a slew of little Oscar's running around your neck of the woods, I wouldn't worry about popularity too much. I prefer the "c" spelling myself to Oskar. I was going to suggest another Scandinavian name Jesper but instead went with Jasper because I thought that most people would think it was a typo (it's actually pronounced like "yesper" anyway). I think Soren and Jasper are fine together. Soren and Stellan are kind of matchy. I'm glad your son is having fun with names! Maybe he's a Nameberry in the making? :)

teacherma - I feel the exact same way about Stellan. I really like the name but wonder if it's too similar for brothers. Anyone else have thoughts on this? I thought of Kellan but it doesn't have the same appeal to me as Stellan. Maybe I just have a thing for those Scandinavian names... I like that they are not common. (btw - are you a teacher? I am, and I have trouble with common names as a result, too many connections to former students!)

I sub full time K-12 and teach summer school in addition to working a local community college. I have so many associations with names in general, so I do find myself seeking out uncommon ones. I still like Stellan with Soren, but I don't know how it would play out in day-to-day life. Some other thoughts for your consideration (I do like Dashiell and August with Soren though):